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News Articles
Reflections on Teaching Online: Craig Piercy, MBT Faculty
November 7, 2017In my 20+ years of teaching in higher education, I have had the opportunity to provide instruction for various types of students and in various formats. These experiences include: in-class instruction to both large (300+ students) and small (10 students) classes at the undergraduate and graduate level; created and implemented…
Julie Rigdon, Committed to Helping Children With Disabilities Achieve All That They Can
October 26, 2017In 2011, Julie Rigdon’s husband lost his job after hereditary retinal disease left him visually impaired. Rigdon took on work as a school secretary to support her family, but in time she realized she had to do more. By the fall of 2014, Rigdon was ready to pursue a…
Caree Cotwright, Community Nutrition Faculty, Featured in FACS Magazine
October 24, 2017Caree Cotwright, a professor in the University of Georgia’s online Master of Science in Foods and Nutrition, Community Nutrition, was recently featured on the cover of the fall 2017 issue of FACS magazine. The article highlights her commitment to the fight against childhood obesity. Cotwright has spent…
Alumna Profile: Jenna Thayer, M.M.Ed
October 17, 2017“I knew that I wanted to be a chorus teacher from the time I was in the 6th grade. A teacher encouraged me, sent me to an honor choir, and made me feel that I had found something that I could be successful at. I remember thinking, ‘I want to do this forever.’”
How to Broaden the Spectrum of Music Education Across Cultures
September 29, 2017Cross-cultural connections and community outreach can profoundly impact the way music education is valued in society. Although each music educator has the capacity to make global connections from other countries to the local classroom, not all music educators are aware that these opportunities exist. Damon Postle is a bluegrass musician…
Q&A Profile: Ashley Reese, MBT
September 28, 2017Ashley Reese graduated with an undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Alabama in 2014. She began working as a Software Developer for State Farm after graduating, and in 2016, Reese decided to enroll in the University of Georgia’s online Master of Business and Technology program.
UGA Online Bachelor’s Ranked #4 in the Nation for Affordability
September 26, 2017The University of Georgia’s Online Bachelor’s programs have been ranked #4 in the nation in terms of best value. “We are thrilled to learn that our rigorous online degrees are being recognized by AffordableColleges.com for their value and their contributions to our students’ successes,” says Stephen Balfour, Director of the…
Alumna Profile: Jessica Tirado, M.M.Ed
August 31, 2017
Alumni Q&A: Matthew Alexander, MBT Program
August 17, 2017Q: Which program were you in and when did you complete it? Matthew: I graduated in the spring of 2017 from the Masters in Internet Technology program. Q: Where are you from? Matthew: I was born in India, but have been in the US for the last 17…
Leveraging your resources to embrace the unexpected
August 1, 2017Sometimes newly employed educators inherit new or unexpected projects. Music education faculty, Skip Taylor, embraced just such a challenge and tapped into his resources to support a project that offered Hodgson School students pre-service teaching opportunities and community outreach.